Marginalia — Interview

Connected through time: Emily Tsokos Purtill discusses the inspiration behind her debut novel ‘Matia’ with UWAP intern Samantha Hearn

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Connected through time: Emily Tsokos Purtill discusses the inspiration behind her debut novel ‘Matia’ with UWAP intern Samantha Hearn

Matia, Emily Tsokos Purtill’s debut novel, explores the love of Greek culture, family and traditions. In this interview, Tsokos Purtill discusses her writing journey and shares a detailed insight into the novel's inspiration with UWA publishing intern Samantha Hearn.

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Interview with Kaya Ortiz, winner of the 2024 Dorothy Hewett Award

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Interview with Kaya Ortiz, winner of the 2024 Dorothy Hewett Award

UWA Publishing interviews Kaya Ortiz, the winner of the 2024 Dorothy Hewett Award for their unpublished poetry collection Past & Parallel Lives.

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Inspired by her own life: Raelke Grimmer discusses the characters in her debut YA novel 'White Noise'

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Inspired by her own life: Raelke Grimmer discusses the characters in her debut YA novel 'White Noise'

Raelke Grimmer's debut YA novel, White Noise, is bringing a fresh new perspective to female autism and friendship set in tropical Darwin, NT.

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Cast sheets and sketching: get to know Hykie Breeze and her illustration process for 'Ella and the Amazing Frog Orchestra'

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Cast sheets and sketching: get to know Hykie Breeze and her illustration process for 'Ella and the Amazing Frog Orchestra'

In this interview Hykie Breeze chats to UWAP intern Samantha Hearn about her illustration process and shares her advice for emerging illustrators.

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Cassy Polimeni is introducing habitat conservation to kids in a magical way with her new junior fiction series 'Ella and the Frogs'

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Cassy Polimeni is introducing habitat conservation to kids in a magical way with her new junior fiction series 'Ella and the Frogs'

Ella and the Amazing Frog Orchestra is a junior fiction book exploring themes of environment preservation, endangered species (frogs), finding home and human kindness. In this interview author Cassy Polimeni chats to UWAP intern Samantha Hearn about the first book in the Ella and the Frogs series.

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